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I am like a kid waiting for Christmas to come! We are flying up to Spartanburg on the 16th for PDC on the 17th! I ordered a Space Metal Gray/Chestnut leather, Technology, Premium & Lighting. First BMW, so I am very excited!!

I am like a kid waiting for Christmas to come! We are flying up to Spartanburg on the 16th for PDC on the 17th! I ordered a Space Metal Gray/Chestnut leather, Technology, Premium & Lighting. First BMW, so I am very excited!!

Congrats! You just remind me that we should always look for these sparks in life. Life is good!

Had initially opted for performance center delivery but it was scheduled on May 16. Incidentally I just made a 4 day trip to Myrtle beach and drove through the beautiful smokey's and then via spartanburg.

Couldn't even think of driving the same route again in 2 weeks. 8hr drive to Indy. Cancelled my performance center delivery and opted for dealer delivery.

This is our first X3 and I know I'll be missing out the delivery experience. Oh well, I guess my next Z4 will be ED and PCD together.

1) Make sure if you have an iPhone 5, you ask the dealer for the right cable. Now I have to go back again.

2) If you are new to the whole concept of keyless "comfortaccess" system, you might accidentally leave the stereo on in the driveway for about 20 minutes by mistake, thinking you shut the car off completely (not that I did that or anything... ). Note to self that pushing the start/stop with the foot off the brake turns on/off the accessories.

3) I will definitely get nav in the next BMW. I don't like the width of the iDrive screen relative to the space provided. The non-nav screen is too small for the space.

4) Mojave interior looks AWESOME with jet black. I was worried but I think it looks really good. Pics to come when it's not raining / dark.

Here is my New X3 M Sport Alpine White that I took a PCD on Apr 24th, 2013. Had a nice ride over the weekend to Nashville through the stormy weather, performed very well. Averaged around 25 MPG, Odometer now reads 902 miles.

1) Make sure if you have an iPhone 5, you ask the dealer for the right cable. Now I have to go back again.

2) If you are new to the whole concept of keyless "comfortaccess" system, you might accidentally leave the stereo on in the driveway for about 20 minutes by mistake, thinking you shut the car off completely (not that I did that or anything... ). Note to self that pushing the start/stop with the foot off the brake turns on/off the accessories.

3) I will definitely get nav in the next BMW. I don't like the width of the iDrive screen relative to the space provided. The non-nav screen is too small for the space.

4) Mojave interior looks AWESOME with jet black. I was worried but I think it looks really good. Pics to come when it's not raining / dark.

Awesome.. Waiting for your pics!!

Had I known that the non-NAV X3's come with only half the screen, I would have definitely gotten it with Navigation. The screen does look bad given the amount of space. These are some of the CHEAP techniques employed by BMW to make customers buy their packages/products, but what they do not realize is that it eventually brings down the value/looks of the interior.

Well, its too late now. Anyways, glad to know that you like the Mojave interior

2) If you are new to the whole concept of keyless "comfortaccess" system, you might accidentally leave the stereo on in the driveway for about 20 minutes by mistake, thinking you shut the car off completely (not that I did that or anything... ). Note to self that pushing the start/stop with the foot off the brake turns on/off the accessories.

You are not alone...

I told my wife that I left it playing on purpose because the dog liked the tune that was playing

I do love the new instrument cluster when you select HUDs. My only gripe with that is how is the predicted reliability on that cluster, aka would i need to select the extended warranty for sure if i plan to order the new cluster and keep the vehicle for a while

Why does this matter?
CAUSE EVERY TIME someone says Lexus has better build quality, one should consider what Toyota their Lexus Engine and chassis platform comes out of and how long that part has been tested in the real world!

I just checked in the phone system and was told that my vehicle is "being transported to the port of exit". Does anybody know what the port of exit refer to? What should I expect to follow? I found my status did not go as what I saw here in this thread.

My status changes were:
in production -> body shop -> waiting to be released to the carrier -> was released to the carrier and waiting to be transported to the port of exit -> being transported to the port of exit.

I just checked in the phone system and was told that my vehicle is "being transported to the port of exit". Does anybody know what the port of exit refer to? What should I expect to follow? I found my status did not go as what I saw here in this thread.

My status changes were:
in production -> body shop -> waiting to be released to the carrier -> was released to the carrier and waiting to be transported to the port of exit -> being transported to the port of exit.

It means it is on the truck or train to get it to the port of exit if it is going on a boat, when you are on the east coast it just means it is on the truck to the dealer and should be 3-5 days to get there, mine still had that status when it was at the dealer.

It means it is on the truck or train to get it to the port of exit if it is going on a boat, when you are on the east coast it just means it is on the truck to the dealer and should be 3-5 days to get there, mine still had that status when it was at the dealer.

Thanks a lot, roadkillrob! That's good to hear! Hopefully it will arrive soon.